Obama widened the Global War on Terror across seven Muslim countries while Bush opened a questionable second front in Iraq.
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Obama widened the Global War on Terror across seven Muslim countries while Bush opened a questionable second front in Iraq.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- US military discussions and Congressional approval for covert warfare and occupation funding in 2008.Sub-event
- George W. Bush suggested action against recalcitrant states on September 7, 2021.Sub-event
Obama and Bush simultaneously escalated the GWOT, with CIA drone attacks in Pakistan.1 source
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The entities involved
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Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
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George W. Bush
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
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Iraq
sovereign state in Western Asia
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Afghanistan
country in Central and South Asia
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